Cycle rides in and around the German city of Göttingen. Gutingi is the ancient name for Göttingen a university city set in the heart of Germany, Central Europe. There are three Gutingi Tours at present each of different lengths: The Gutingi Strade Bianche, Gutingi STEIN PRBX and Gutingi All Along the Watchtower – Die Warten. These… Continue Reading
Latest in: Gravel/Road – Asphalt with gravel sections
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Eine Hainberg-Radtour mit Göttingenpanorama auf Gravel, Waldwegen, Panzerwegen, Kopfsteinpflaster, teils auf öffentlichen Straßen, aber hauptsächlich auf holperigen, befestigten Waldwegen. Eine Rundtour von ca. 15 km Länge, so gut, dass ich sie gleich mehrmals gemacht habe!! DE German – ENG Home – Route – Gallery – Gutingi Rides Mobilität Straßen, Pfade und Trails sind für unser… Continue Reading
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Riding a circuit is cool, you can stay close to home, you can step off when your body says so and you can go home should a monsoon attack. What it doesn´t have to be is boring! This tough 15km circuit ridden on a 28m front and 26m rear tyre featured asphalt, stein roads, Kopfsteinpflaster… Continue Reading
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In the time I was forced to stay off my bike because of illness the farm trails and roads which once offered clear views across the landscape now travel through canyons of tall corn crops as ´High as an Elephants Eye´ (Oklahoma) reaching a point of harvest. I rode my road/gravel bike so I could… Continue Reading
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There are simply not enough cobbles (Kopfsteinpflaster) in the area to replicate the Paris Roubaix cycle race. What we do have are kilometres of Strade Bianche, then there is Befestigter Waldweg, and in addition there are concrete farm roads all of which criss-cross the area in abundance. On this ride I went scouting for cool… Continue Reading
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DE Home – ENG Home – Manifest – Video/Links – Galerie – Gutingi Rides DE 55km Route – ENG 55km Route – ENG 42km Route – ENG 66km Route – ENG 72km Route Schließ´ die Augen und stell Dir vor, Du seist in der Toskana, und mach´ sie erst am Ende der Radtour wieder auf. Strade… Continue Reading
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The Strade Bianche ´road’ race follows the white gravel roads of Tuscany and it is one of my favourites. Originally to be held in March and postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic as was the whole calendar. It is now intended that the race will go ahead on August 1 (both women and men). On… Continue Reading
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I explored new roads (to me) and photographed sections of gravel for an extended version of the Gutingi Strade Bianche. My aim was to ride a few sections of gravel (7) and mostly road, I had expected a possible heavy rainstorm or two, although this did not come to pass and I would have welcomed… Continue Reading
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We rode to the old Internal Border at Kirchgandern just outside of Göttingen to eat cake and to recall the events of June 17, 1953. June 17 is also the date that marks the start of the 2020 Grenzstein Trophy which is the toughest of tough rides along the now defunct Internal Border. On June… Continue Reading
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It had rained so much in the last few days that fields are flooded, and I think my neighbour was building an Ark, such was the wood working noises that reverberated from his shed. Although the continual heavy rain fall is brilliant for nature (the forests in particular) and the water supply, it is still… Continue Reading
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I lost my silk Rapha neckerchief on my Sunday ride and this was a real shame because it was a present from Rapha given over ten years ago. Following the idea that ´fortune favours the brave´ I set out on Monday evening to ride the same route more in hope of finding it than any… Continue Reading
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In the last weeks we have had some very warm days and on one such ride I even got a suntan. We have also been through the ´Ice Saints´ period during May when the temperature annually plummets, and I was getting the impression that the Eisheilige wouldn´t go away! Today I took out my road/gravel… Continue Reading
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A gentle spin over sections of the Gutingi Strade Bianche with hills removed to protect Andrea´s knee which is sore. I insisted she walk the Tillyberg (24%) at the end. The Ride Garmin Connect: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/4946632411 Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/3466892987 Cycle Fahrrad Goettingen home page
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Sadly, many events have fallen afoul of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cancelled were my two favourite road races Paris Roubaix and the Strade Bianche. I had also been looking forward to pedalling the Pavédemark on April 12 a tribute to Paris Roubaix. The Pavédemark hosted by Brelinger Berg Night and Day features a course with pave… Continue Reading
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I had cleaned my bike to perfection and after one ride I was back to square one! This is the longer 66km (11 km more) version of the Gutingi Strade Bianche ride ridden in homage to one of the best road races on the calendar and it follows the presently off-colour white roads of Göttingen.… Continue Reading
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A day away from the mud and rain, this ride was 50km of riding the ´black stuff´ at a laidback pace. There were quiet rolling roads and interesting villages with a hint of sunshine making it all rather special in an ordinary sort of way. We went past the Friedland Denkmal riding into a strong… Continue Reading
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I long ago realised, as the wonderful Slits punk band said, that I am a “Weekend Warrior, Bread and Butter Hunter” thus I tend to find my modest pleasures close to home etc… So, having been off the bike for over a week we turned once more a trip to buy cat food into a… Continue Reading
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It was great to meet up with Gunnar, Helmfried and Josh at the velodrome to ride the Strade Bianche de Guthingi. Sadly, Gunnar had to leave us early on as we three continued onward. Both Josh and Helmfried are a mine of local information and I think Helmfried is right to rename the ride the… Continue Reading
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Apart from travelling during the evening when I lived in London, I cannot recall the last time I rode a bike in the dark. In London it wasn´t real darkness because of the street lighting etc. so I can say today I was riding in Bible Black for the first time in many years. I… Continue Reading
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The mud out on the trails was pronounced and I haven´t been as dirty or as cold as this for a long time – sorry bike for putting you through the mire. But it was very Roubaix/Strade Bianche out there and of course deep down I loved it. I repeated the ride I had undertaken… Continue Reading
